11th JS forms six standing committees

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SANGSAD BHABAN, Feb 7, 2019 (BSS) – The 11th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today formed
six Parliamentary Standing Committees on various ministries.

With Leader of the House and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s approval, Chief
whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury proposed the names of the committees and the
members following the Rules of Procedure.

The JS with Deputy Speaker M Fazley Rabbi Mia in the chair, unanimously
adopted the proposals by voice votes.

Parliamentary Standing Committees are on Railway Ministry, Labour and
Employment Ministry, Information Ministry, Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing
and Public Works Ministry and Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment
Ministry.

ABM Fazley Karim Chowdhury was elected as the chairman of the Parliamentary
Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railway. The other members of the
committee are Asaduzzaman Noor, Shafiqul Islam Shimul, Shafiqul Azam Khan,
Saifuzzaman, HM Ibrahim, Nasimul Alam Chowdhury and Gazi Shahnewaz.

Chief Whip proposed Mujibul Haq as the Chairman of the parliamentary standing
committee on the Ministry of Labour and Employment while other members are
Shahjahan Khan, Qamrul Islam, Shamim Osman, Israfil Alam, Nazrul Islam
Chowdhury, Manu Majumder and Iqbal Hossen.

Hasanul Haq Inu was elected as the chairman of the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on the Information Ministry while the other members are Golam
Mohammad Kader, Kazi Keramat Ali, Begum Simin Hossen Rimi, Shafiqur Rahman,
Saimun Sarwar Kamol, Akbar Hossen Pathan Faruque and Ibadul Karim.

M Shamsul Haq Tuku was elected as the Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing
Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs. Members of the committee are –
Afsarul Amin, Habibur Rahman, Shamsul Alam Dudu, Kuzendra Lal Tripura, Faridul
Haq Khan, Pir Fazlur Rahman and Nur Mohammad.

The Jatiya Sangsad elected Engineer Mosharraf Hossen as the Chairman of the
Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Housing and Public Works
while the other members of the committee are –Narayan Chandra Chanda, Alhaz
Dabirul Islam, Bazlul Haq Haroon, Zillul Hakim, AKM Selim Osman, Monwar Hossen
Chowdhury and Anwarul Ashraf Khan.

Anisul Islam Mahmud will head of the parliamentary standing committee on the
Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment while other members of
the committee are Professor Ali Ashraf, Moazzem Hossen Ratan, Mrinal Kanti
Das, Didarul Alam, Begum Ayesha Ferdous, Pankaj nath, Sadeque Khan and Iqbal
Hossen.

A total of 23 parliamentary standing committee so far has been formed in the
last four sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad.